Low Poly Pikachu for Metal Casting in Sand

This is a remix of the low poly pikachu to be able to cast it from metal using sandmolds. The procedure should be fairly straight forward if you are at least a little experienced with casting using handmade sand molds. I'll try to explain it as good as possible, but if you run into any issues just write a comment, i'd be happy to help. You will need at least one of the Core_Prints and one of each of the four core molds. Whether you use the sides with the cutout for a keychain or not is up to you, you could also just add them to the regular cores my hand. First make a mold of the core print(s). The mold needs to be big enough to fit the core prints completely. You should also demold the lower half of the mold from the upper one with the core prints still inside instead of just using a flat table. This way the core prints will leave a print on the lower mold, which will help design the casting channels in the next step and place the cores at the right place later on. Ones the big molds are done open them up and remove the core prints from the upper mold. Add the casting system to the molds by just carving it into the sand. You can use the pictures as inspiration if you want to, but there really is no general right or wrong and a lot depends on the metal used, casting temperatur and other. When making the cores be very carefull as they have some fairly sharp corners that might brake of. So use enough talcum powder or similar so the sand doesn't stick to the printed molds. The cores have to be compacted quite well and fill up the molds to the brim. To put the core package together I usually first place the left and right sides on a flat table an put them together. Then I add the front by carefully sliding it in place. After carefully placing the top core onto the other three I transfer the whole package onto the print left behind on the lower mold. Then carefully close the mold and pour in the liquid metal of your choice. The Pikachu in the pictures are mostly made of AlSi7Mg0.3 (similar to A356), apart from the golden one, which is CuSn8.